In this Ward the Liberals headed the poll until nearly one o’clock, when a detachment of Conservative “runners” with some “dust” turned the election. The price of votes was high, and ranged from £8 to £12; and it is said that two polled for the winning party cost £20! _Market Ward_. 1851—270 Voters. Mr. J. E. Barnby, C. 148 Mr. J. Fenn, C. 132 Mr. John Cobb, L. 120 1850—261 Voters. Mr. C. Aldred, C. 129 Mr. F. Worship, C. 123 Mr. Owles, L. 104 Mr. J. S. Cobb, L. 84 In this Ward the Liberals did not bring forward two candidates, being anxious to mark their approbation of Mr. Barnby’s consistent opposition to the Public Health Act; and here, as in the North Ward, their candidate headed the poll until the arrival of the other portion of Conservative workers from the Regent Ward, when a sufficient number of loose fish were immediately polled to swamp the majority, at that time about twenty. The prices of votes ranged from five pounds to ten guineas at a late hour of the day. _Regent Ward_. 1851—244 Voters. Sir E. H. K. Lacon, C. 115 Mr. J. Cherry, C. 114 Mr. F. Palmer, L. 101 Mr. J. Clowes, L. 90 1850—234 Voters. Mr. Chapman, L. 104 Mr. Marsh, C. 104 Mr. Harmer, C. 93 Mr. F. Palmer, L. 84 Great exertions were used to secure the return of the out-going Councillors, and it having been almost publicly stated that the Conservatives were determined to win “at any cost,” votes, in consequence, got up the night before the election to a very high premium—from £5 to £15; and “split” votes even were in very great demand at £8 and £10. One case is mentioned of a voter, in another Ward, who, forseeing the value which votes would attain, speculated in the purchase of one in this a month before the election, at the trifling sum of £3, and so profitable was the investment that on the election morning he sold it for £10. The money spent in this Ward was stated at £350. _St. George’s Ward_. 1851—256 Voters. Mr. R. Ferrier, jun., C. 126 Mr. H. Jay, C. 126 Mr. P. Pullyn, L. 76 Mr. J. W. Shelly, L. 66 1850—250 Voters. Mr. J. Plummer, C. 130 Mr. J. C. Smith, C. 116 Mr. J. Barker, L. 101